BOISE, Idaho, March 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following statement: * * * Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has issued the following statement regarding a recent high-profile child protection case and the actions of some protestors. "As provided by law, Idaho's child protection system has helped protect thousands of our most vulnerable young people who can't otherwise protect themselves. "This system works because it's deliberate, provides due process, is directe  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 15 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news on March 14, 2022: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of $300,000 in drinking water construction assistance to Oden View Estates Improvement Association, Inc. in Bonner County, Idaho. The funding will be used to develop an additional water source. The assistance from DEQ's State Revolving Fund, which is capitalized annually by grants from the US Environ  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 18 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little signed a key part of his "Leading Idaho" plan into law today, providing hundreds of millions of dollars in new transportation funding to clear out one-third of Idaho's bridge maintenance backlog. Senate Bill 1359 includes $200 million for local bridges, $6 million for air, $8 million for rail, $18 million to pay off debt for Garvee projects, $10 million for safe pedestrian crossings, an  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 16 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: Governor Brad Little announced today his administration and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden filed a lawsuit Monday to stop illegal public camping and the associated health and safety violations taking place on the Capitol Annex in downtown Boise. Governor Little directed the Idaho Department of Administration to seek an injunction today on behalf of the State of Idaho. The filing se  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 16 -- The Idaho State Board of Education issued the following news release: The Idaho State Board of Education is teaming up with the Idaho Commission on the Arts to offer grants to Idaho rural school districts and rural charter schools to support fine arts, performing arts and design courses. The grant opened yesterday and applications can be submitted through April 17, 2022. The program is intended to increase access to arts education for students in rural public schools   more

LEWISTON, Idaho, March 18 (TNSPol) -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Former Lewis-Clark State College baseball coach Ed Cheff has been honored by the Idaho Legislature with a resolution that recognizes "his dedication, drive and desire to the success" of the Warrior baseball team. Cheff, who passed away in January at the age of 78, was recognized by both the Idaho House of Representatives and Senate "for the contributions to the State of Idaho, the National Associ  more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, March 18 -- North Idaho College issued the following news: North Idaho College alumna Mary Faber's social enterprise business in Nepal was recognized by the U.S. Department of State for economic inclusion with the 2021 Award for Corporate Excellence. Faber is from Bonners Ferry and was known as Mary Murphy when she attended NIC from 2000 to 2003. She and her husband Richard, who is also from Bonners Ferry, went on to become involved in international anti-trafficking activ  more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, March 17 (TNSconf) -- North Idaho College issued the following news: Venerable Thubten Chodron, an American nun in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, will present "Compassion + Technology" at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5. This virtual event, which is free and open to the public, will be presented via Zoom at https://nic.zoom.us/j/83755363207. Are technology and compassion mutually exclusive? How can we get in touch with the values that we care about and have them inform how we  more